More like a 3.5

I almost broke down reading some parts of The Turnaway Girls. Seriously. I don't want to ruin this book, and all the tragic and emotional surprises in store. But there was something about it that spoke to me. The way this was so clearly almost dystopic and the way that the society is trying to shape Delphernia into something she isn't. The ways they try to force her into a mold. It's not a discussion and there is no real chance to exist outside it. I read it as a metaphor for the suppression of identity.

full review: https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/review-the-turnaway-girls-by-hayley-chewins/